City Council Special and Regular Meeting Monday, November 09, 2026 05:00 PM Hybrid - Virtual/

MAYOR | Jessica Rossman
DEPUTY MAYOR | Randy Reeves
COUNCIL MEMBERS | Laura Bustamante, Harini Gokul, Michael Luis, Heija Nunn, Jeff Price
CITY MANAGER | Jeff Swanson
CITY ATTORNEY | Jennifer S. Robertson
ACTING CITY CLERK | Dawn Nations

Hybrid Meeting Participation

The Medina City Council has moved to hybrid meetings, offering both in-person and online meeting participation.  Medina City Council welcomes and encourages in-person public comments.  To participate in person, please fill out a comment card upon arrival at City Hall and turn it in to the City Clerk.  To participate online, please register your request with the City Clerk at 425.233.6410 or email dnations@medina-wa.gov and leave a message before 2 PM on the day of the Council meeting; please reference Public Comments for the Council meeting on your correspondence.  The City Clerk will call you by name or telephone number when it is your turn to speak.  You will be allotted 3 minutes for your comment and will be asked to stop when you reach the 3-minute limit.  The city will also accept written comments to Council@medina-wa.gov at any time.      

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1.STUDY SESSION starts at 5:00 PM

The Study Session is an informal discussion for the City Council. This session is held in person only and is not recorded. The public is welcome to attend; however, Zoom access will not be available until the regular meeting begins at 6:00 PM.

Time Estimate: 50 minutes

The regular meeting will start at 6:00 PM

  1. 1.1ARCH 2027-2028 Budget and Work Program
    Recommendation: Receive presentation regarding the 2027-2028 ARCH Budget and Work Program and conduct Council discussion/Q&A.
    Staff Contact: Jeff Swanson, City Manager

2.REGULAR MEETING - CALL TO ORDER / ROLL CALL

Council Members Bustamante, Gokul, Luis, Nunn, Price, Reeves, Rossman

3.APPROVAL OF MEETING AGENDA

4.PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD

The Medina City Council has moved to hybrid meetings, offering both in-person and online meeting participation.  Medina City Council welcomes and encourages in-person public comments.  To participate in person, please fill out a comment card upon arrival at City Hall and turn it in to the City Clerk.  To participate online, please register your request with the City Clerk at 425.233.6410 or email dnations@medina-wa.gov and leave a message before 2 PM on the day of the Council meeting; please reference Public Comments for the Council meeting on your correspondence.  The City Clerk will call you by name or telephone number when it is your turn to speak.  You will be allotted 3 minutes for your comment and will be asked to stop when you reach the 3-minute limit.  The city will also accept written comments to Council@medina-wa.gov at any time.  

5.PRESENTATIONS

  1. 5.1Reports and announcements from Park Board, Planning Commission, and Emergency Preparedness.

    Time Estimate: 10 minutes

6.CITY MANAGER'S REPORT

Time Estimate: 30 minutes

Police, Development Services, Finance, Central Services, Public Works

  1. 6.1aCity Manager Report

  2. 6.1bPolice Report

  3. 6.1cDevelopment Services Report

  4. 6.1dFinance Report

  5. 6.1eCentral Services Report

  6. 6.1fPublic Works Report

7.CONSENT AGENDA

Time Estimate: 5 minutes

Consent agenda items are considered to be routine and will be considered for adoption by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Councilmember or City staff requests the Council to remove an item from the consent agenda.

  1. 7.1Check Register October 2026
    Recommendation: Approve.
    Staff Contact: Ryan Wagner, Finance/HR Director

  2. 7.2Draft City Council Meeting Minutes of July 13, 2026
    Recommendation: Adopt minutes.
    Staff Contact: Dawn Nations, Acting City Clerk

8.LEGISLATIVE HEARING

9.PUBLIC HEARING

  1. 9.12027 Property Tax Levy Resolution
    Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 466.
    Staff Contact: Ryan Wagner, Finance/HR Director

    Time Estimate: 10 minutes

  2. 9.22027 Proposed Budget
    Recommendation: To approve the 2027 Budget Ordinance and the 2027 Salary Schedule.
    Staff Contact: Ryan Wagner, Finance/HR Director

    Time Estimate: 20 minutes

  3. 9.32026 Proposed Budget Amendments
    Recommendation: Receive Public Testimony.
    Staff Contact: Ryan Wagner, Finance/HR Director

    Time Estimate: 20 minutes

10.CITY BUSINESS

  1. 10.1ARCH Budget and Workplan
    Recommendation: Approve the 2027-2028 ARCH Budget and Work Program.
    Staff Contact: Jeff Swanson, City Manager
    Time Estimate: 20 minutes

  2. 10.2Park Enhancement and Donation Policy
    Recommendation: Discuss and give direction to staff.
    Staff Contact: Ryan Osada, Public Works Director and Jennifer Robertson, City Attorney

    Time Estimate: 20 minutes

  3. 10.3DRAFT Park Board Work Plan
    Recommendation: Discussion.
    Staff Contact: Jeff Swanson, City Manager

    Time Estimate: 20 minutes

  4. 10.4ILAs with:
    a) Town of Beaux Arts Village
    b) City of Bellevue
    Recommendation: Approve the Interlocal Agreement with the Town of Beaux Arts Village. Approve the Amendment to the Interlocal Agreement with the City of Bellevue for Fire and EMS services.
    Staff Contact: Jeff Swanson, City Manager

    Time Estimate: 5 minutes

11.COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS AND ROUNDTABLE

a) Council Reports
b) Requests for future agenda items.

12.PUBLIC COMMENT

Comment period is limited to 10 minutes. Speaker comments are limited to one minute per person.

13.EXECUTIVE SESSION

None.

14.ADJOURNMENT

Next special City Council Meeting: November 16, 2026, at 5 PM.


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Public documents related to items on the open session portion of this agenda, which are distributed to the City Council less than 72 hours prior to the meeting, shall be available for public inspection at the time the documents are distributed to the Council. Documents are available for inspection at the City Clerk's office located in Medina City Hall.

The agenda items are accessible on the City’s website at www.medina-wa.gov on Thursdays or Fridays prior to the Regular City Council Meeting.

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need a disability-related modification or accommodation, including auxiliary aids or services, to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (425) 233-6410 at least 48 hours prior to the meeting.

UPCOMING MEETINGS AND EVENTS

Monday, November 16, 2026 - City Council Meeting (5:00 PM)
Monday, December 14, 2026 - City Council Meeting (5:00 PM)
Monday, December 28, 2026 - City Council Meeting Canceled

CERTIFICATION OF POSTING AGENDA

The agenda for Monday, November 9, 2026, Regular Meeting of the Medina City Council was posted and available for review on Friday, November 6, 2026, at City Hall of the City of Medina, 501 Evergreen Point Road, Medina, WA 98039. The agenda is also available on the city website at www.medina-wa.gov.